HR solutions provider 51Jobs’ revenue increased 13% year on year in the second quarter, reaching RMB457.5m (£44.3m) and exceeding the company’s guidance range.
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Inner London has the highest proportion of high-skill jobs in England, according to the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
An Indian recruitment firm has been fined Rs25k (£243.50) for false advertisement of a shipping job, The Times of India reported last night.
Global workforce solutions provider Kelly Services’ investment in diversification caused net earnings to fall 68% year on year to $4.0m (£2.4m) in the second quarter, according to its unaudited results, which were published on 6 August.
The Low Pay Commission has launched a public consultation to find out people’s views on the national minimum wage.
It will take 60 years for men and women’s pay to become equal, according to statistics published by the Labour party.
The evidence behind a proposal to ban recruiters from advertising exclusively overseas has been labelled “not fit for purpose” and given a red label by a government watchdog.
The number of jobs advertised in the Middle East grew by 23% year on year in June, according to jobs board Monster’s employment index.
Support for employers in Scotland to take on young jobless people has been extended to cover those aged up to 30, which could help 13,000 more people back into work.
A number of public companies have announced results and trading updates in the past few weeks. Owners of smaller private recruitment businesses may wonder what relevance these announcements have to them, other than being a general comment on the market. The industry giants are perceived by many to operate in a different world without the same financial constraints and cashflow pressures as owner-managed businesses. So is it worth looking at their results?